Police: Alexandria Man Struck Vehicle After Trying To Elude Officer

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An Alexandria man is facing reckless driving and other charges after trying to speed away Monday night from a Fairfax County squad car and hitting another car.

After a police pursuit on local roads, Cortez Settles, 25, was taken into custody and charged with felony speed to elude, reckless driving and driving on a suspended driver’s license, according to a county police report.

The incident began at about 8:17 p.m. at the Fairfax County Parkway and Burke Centre Parkway, the police said. An officer tried to pull over a car driven by Settles for a speeding infraction, but he disregarded the officer’s signal to stop. The vehicle driven by Settles then sped off and hit another car at a stop light.